Listing Text

SU 8346 NE 5/3
26.4.50
1099

CASTLE STREET
(West Side)
No 1 (Gray's Travel)

(Formerly listed as No 10 The Borough) and
No 2 (Coach and Horses Inn)

(Formerly listed as Coach and Horses Inn)

GV
II*

C17, altered. A grouping of 2 tall 3-storey blocks with a 2-storey and attic
block. The southern block (C17) facing Castle Street and THE BOROUGH has an
oversailing upper part of colour-washed rendering on timber frame, supported
by long carved scroll brackets at angles and sides of doors, with a modern
shop front under on each face of double bow windows and central half-glazed
door. On 1st floor, one large early C19 3-light window with pilasters between
lights, console brackets and cornice. On 2nd floor level one large 8-light
restored mullioned and transomed window with lead casements. Hipped tile roof.
The front to the Borough has similar general shape, and ground floor treatment
with 2 3-light windows on 1st floor and one on 2nd floor, all C18. A similar
C19 block to right hand on Castle Street repeats window treatment to upper
part, with modern doors and bow window on ground floor, and sham timber framing
to front generally. The link between has one C19 dormer, 2 4-light (C17-18)
mullioned and transomed casements on 1st floor. Modern ground floor: to left
hand, a flush-panelled door with 3-light rectangular fanlight over. To right
hand, modern Georgian style bow fronted shop window; flat hood over, projecting
forward over door.
An old view (1761) of these buildings shows link and right hand part of lower
height and with brick fronts of C18 character.

Nos 1 and 77 Castle Street, Nos 1 to 9 (consec) including No 1A, and Nos 1
to 6 Town Hall Buildings (The Borough), the listed buildings from Nos 108 to
122 (consec) West Street, all form a group.
All the listed buildings, with Nos 1 to 9 (consec) Lowndes Buildings, In Castle
Street (West Side) form a group.

Listing NGR: SU8395946895